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The first blank will take a singular verb for a singular noun ‘visa’. As options (2), (3) and (4) contain plural verbs, they are eliminated. Both ‘allows’ and ‘enables’ can fit in the first blank. The second blank requires a modifier to modify the noun occupations; ‘particulars’ (detailed information) is a noun while ‘speciality’ is also a noun but is also used as a modifier and means ‘meeting particular tastes or needs’ (here occupation).

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An adjective is needed in the first blank to modify the noun ‘belief’ and as the sentence is in past continuous form, a verb with ‘ing’ is needed in the 2^nd blank.

For the 1^st blank - ‘value’ is a verb and a noun and ‘intensify’ is a verb; options (1) and (4) are eliminated. For the 2^nd blank - ‘undermine’ is a verb in its base form and it is grammatically incorrect; option (3) is eliminated. Option (2) is the correct answer as it fits grammatically and contextually.

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An adjective is needed in the first blank to modify the noun ‘theory’ (more than one adjectives can be used together to modify the same noun; they are called paired adjectives). Both ‘intrigued’ and ‘intriguing’ are adjectives; but contextually the latter is a good choice as the theory itself was not intrigued, rather it is intriguing to others. A past form of verb is needed in the second blank to follow parallelism structure with ‘reduced’. The above-mentioned criteria eliminate all the options except option (1) as only option (1) has the correct combination of words that fits in both the blanks respectively. Rest of the options have words that are either grammatically or contextually incorrect in one of the blanks.

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‘Stay off’ means ‘refrain from entering or walking onto or to avoid something’. A noun/noun phrase is needed after ‘stay off’ and a noun phrase is there after the blank so the blank will take an adjective to modify the noun phrase ‘policy interventions’. The second blank will take a gerund as the gerund (-ing form) must be used when a verb comes after a preposition. The above-mentioned criteria eliminate all the options except option (4) as only option (4) has the correct combination of words that fits in both the blanks respectively. Rest of the options have words that are either grammatically or contextually incorrect in one of the blanks.

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A plural noun is needed in the first blank as the verb that follows it (‘think’ in this case) is in plural form. A verb in its base form is needed in the second blank (to-infinitive construction). The above-mentioned criteria eliminate all the options except option (1) as only option (1) has the correct combination of words that fits in both the blanks respectively. Rest of the options have words that are either grammatically or contextually incorrect in one of the blanks.

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Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘insurrection’ means a violent uprising against an authority or government and ‘on’ both of which fit here both grammatically and contextually

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Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘hedge’ means a fence or boundary formed by closely growing bushes or shrubs and ‘authorities’ fit here both grammatically and contextually.

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Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘prompted, opposition’ fit here both grammatically and contextually.

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Is the correct alternative among the following as ‘reduce, swooping’ both of which fit here both grammatically and contextually.